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50 Basic Micro Project Topics For Operating Systems

The document outlines 50 micro projects related to operating system concepts. The projects cover areas like process management, memory management, file systems, I/O, synchronization, and system tools. Specific tasks include implementing process creation and termination, shared memory communication between processes, memory allocation algorithms, file permissions, pipes, and a basic shell. The projects provide opportunities to simulate and experiment with core OS functions.

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50 Basic Micro Project Topics For Operating Systems

The document outlines 50 micro projects related to operating system concepts. The projects cover areas like process management, memory management, file systems, I/O, synchronization, and system tools. Specific tasks include implementing process creation and termination, shared memory communication between processes, memory allocation algorithms, file permissions, pipes, and a basic shell. The projects provide opportunities to simulate and experiment with core OS functions.

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Operating System Micro project List

1. Process Creation: Implement a program that creates multiple processes and demonstrates their
execution.

2. Process Termination: Build a tool to terminate specific processes gracefully.

3. Process Priority Scheduling: Develop a program to prioritize processes and manage their execution.

4. Process Communication: Create two processes that communicate using shared memory or message
passing.

5. Process Synchronization: Implement a simple example of process synchronization, such as a race


condition.

6. Memory Allocation Algorithm Simulation: Simulate memory allocation using algorithms like First Fit or
Best Fit.

7. Memory Deallocation: Create a memory manager that deallocates memory and updates memory
maps.

8. Memory Fragmentation: Analyze and visualize memory fragmentation in a simulated memory space.

9. Memory Protection: Design a program that demonstrates memory protection features.

10. File Creation and Deletion: Develop a basic file system program that allows users to create and
delete files.

11. File Read/Write Operations: Implement read and write operations for files in a simple file system.

12. File Permissions: Create a program to set and check files permissions.

13. File System Visualization: Build a tool to visualize the structure of a file system.

14. I/O Device Simulation: Simulate I/O device operations and demonstrate device scheduling.

15. Interrupt Handling: Implement interrupt handling for specific I/O devices.

16. I/O Buffering: Develop a program that demonstrates I/O buffering techniques.

17. I/O Synchronization: Create a tool to synchronize access to I/O devices among multiple processes.

18. Mutex Implementation: Build a program that uses mutexes to protect critical sections.

19. Semaphore Usage: Demonstrate the use of semaphores to solve synchronization problems.

20. Reader-Writer Problem: Implement a solution to the reader-writer problem.

21. Producer-Consumer Problem: Solve the producer-consumer problem using synchronization


primitives.
22. File Copy Utility: Create a program to copy files from one location to another.

23. Directory Listing: Implement a directory listing tool similar to 'ls' on Unix-based systems.

24. File Search Tool: Build a tool to search for files in a directory hierarchy.

25. Pipes: Create a program that uses pipes for inter-process communication.

26. Message Queues: Implement message queues to facilitate communication between processes.

27. Socket Programming: Develop a simple client-server application using sockets.

28. Page Table Implementation: Simulate a page table for virtual memory management.

29. Page Replacement Algorithm: Implement a page replacement algorithm (e.g., FIFO or LRU) in a
virtual memory system.

30. Swapping: Create a program that demonstrates the swapping of processes in and out of memory.

31. File System Check Utility: Build a tool that checks and repairs file system errors.

32. Process Crash Recovery: Design a program that recovers processes after a system crash.

33. Error Handling in File I/O: Demonstrate error handling when reading and writing files.

34. User Authentication: Create a user authentication system for accessing protected resources.

35. Access Control Lists (ACLs): Implement ACLs for controlling file access.

36. Encryption/Decryption: Develop a program to encrypt and decrypt files or messages.

37. Resource Monitor: Build a resource monitoring tool that tracks CPU, memory, and disk usage.

38. Process Tracker: Create a program that tracks and displays information about running processes.

39. Custom Shell: Write a basic command-line shell with support for custom commands.

40. Script Interpreter: Develop a script interpreter for running custom scripts.

41. Custom Device Driver: Write a basic device driver for a simple hardware component.

42. Interrupt Handling in Device Drivers: Implement interrupt handling for a device driver.

43. System Performance Analyzer: Create a tool to analyze system performance and suggest
improvements.

44. File System Benchmarking: Benchmark the performance of different file systems or storage devices.

45. Real-Time Task Scheduler: Design a simple real-time task scheduler for handling tasks with different
priorities.

46. Real-Time Clock: Implement a real-time clock with precise timekeeping.


47. System Log Viewer: Build a tool for viewing system logs and error messages.

48. Error Reporting System: Create a program that collects and reports system errors.

49. File Backup System: Design a file backup system that allows users to back up and restore data.

50. System Restore: Develop a system restore utility to recover the operating system to a previous state.

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